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da

from

preposition DAH Common
Grammar & Structure Prepositions

Origin: from Latin de ab

Also means

by

Usage Note

Da expresses origin ('from'), the agent in passives ('by'), and famously 'at someone's place' (da Maria = 'at Maria's'). With time it means 'since' or 'for' (da tre anni). It combines into dal, dalla, dai.

Examples

"Vengo da Roma."

Natural Translation

I come from Rome.

Literal Translation

I-come from Rome.

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